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Rich Kuslan is an attorney, writer, presenter, intereviewer. A mandarin speaker with native fluency (and a strong Taiwanese accent, by choice), he brings to AsiaBizBlog a deep-seated interest of 30 years and (he hopes) penetrating insight into Chinese life, ideas and history. Once fluent (now quite rusty) in Japanese, he once lived and worked in Tokyo and Osaka, in addition to tours of China and Taiwan, beginning in the early 1980s. A more extensive profile may be found here.-
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Monthly Archives: August 2008
American Bar Association Gives Go-ahead to Legal Outsourcing
The ABA has issued an ethics opinion dated August 5 and apparently unpublished, but procured by the New York Law Journal. Asiabizblog will post on this shortly.
Scam on Attorneys Claims U.S. Victim
The scam I wrote about here has found success with at least three attorneys, one of whom may now be in the hole for $200,000: Atlanta securities lawyer Gregory Bartko said he is the victim of an Internet fraud scheme … Continue reading
Technology Heads-up — An Interview with Wayne Turmel
What's a webmeeting? I've been corporate and know just how tough it is to hold worthwhile meetings with participants on two or more continents. Wayne Turmel, President of greatwebmeetings.com, offers a service that makes things a lot easier.
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Famous Chinese Film Director: Western Workers are Lazy — Podcast
Chinese Film Director Zhang Yi-mou teaches Westerners a thing or two about the laziness of Western workers. A lesson about opinions commonly held by Chinese in business.
Posted in Management, Podcasts
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Famous Chinese Film Director Expresses Commonly Held Opinion of Western Workers: Lazy! Therein Lies a Lesson for Business Managers
Chinese, as we well know well, are supremely capable of putting in long hours. Indeed, suffering quietly is a badge of honor. Hong Kong Chinese work even while asleep (or so it seems). Well, they do often pass the evening … Continue reading
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Work in China Job Sites — Podcast
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Work in China Job Site — NewChina Career
Several years ago, I was surprised to hear from a number of friends at the midpoint of their careers who expressed the desire to work in China. A number of them were, as we say, “on the beach,” but the … Continue reading
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Asiabizblog Announces Podcasts to Return in Fall
Asiabizblog announces that its informative and popular podcasts will return to the Web this fall, in English and Mandarin. You’ll also notice we’ve widened our margins and increased the text size for easier viewing.
Reach Out and Touch Someone: China’s Metals Traders Touched by U.S. Agency Fine
China’s international reach for precious commodities extends as far as Cuba, lately earning the Minxia Non-Ferrous Metals Company a substantial Office of Foreign Assets Control (”OFAC”) fine. (Not this far more delightful Minxia.) How is it that a Chinese metals … Continue reading
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The China Downturn Bandwagon
Hmmm… Now everyone is jumping on the China downturn bandwagon. Textile exports fell 4.2 percent in June from the same month last year, a serious blow to an industry that employs millions of people. Overall export growth in June was … Continue reading
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